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Festivals

On August 21st 2007 a group of about 40 kite flyers from around Canada and the world gathered in Baddeck, Nova Scotia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s Cygnet kite. This event picked up steam with the media and it was broadcast nationally on the CBC morning news and was on a number of local broadcasts as… Read more →

Select Your Kite (: Basant 🙂 Originally uploaded by aliraza. Wonderful photo by Aliraza (posted on flickr.com). What a great weekend for flying… Daylight savings time is here.. the itch to get out flying isn’t too far behind 🙂 Enjoy. –Bill Read more →

I stumbled upon some really wonderful photos from flickr user “Meanest Indian” today. This person has some fantastic photos of people making kites and manjah in India. Here are some examples… Multi-Firki – Kites & kites string at Manek Chowk. You maybe counting down to Xmas but here in Ahmedabad the next big event is Uttrian – the Kite Festival… Read more →

Hello all, The 2nd Annual Kite And Kayak festival has a new website. Tons of pictures from last years fesitval and information on the upcoming festival for 2007. A lot of the photos were shot by Linda LÃ¼cker. lot’s of pics of the lobster, Scott and I holding on for dear life, some great aerial shots by Yvon Hache, check… Read more →

Here is a sample of how our first Maritime Kite and Kayak festival went on day 1…. I’ll have more later with lot’s of pics in the gallery and on flickr.. 🙂 –Bill Jack Marshall, 4, of Pictou giggles Saturday afternoon, unaware of the gigantic lobster floating in the air behind him. (Mary Ellen MacIntyre) The ChronicleHerald.ca for the complete… Read more →

In parts of South America and Mexico November 1st is celebrated as the Day of the Dead. This festival celebrates death by honoring the dead with flowers, food, and kites as well as celebrating life and vitality through children. The celebration originally took place at the beginning of the summer but with the arrival of Spanish Christian priests during the… Read more →

Bob White of the Niagara Windriders sent this excellent report on the 2005 Homan Walsh challenge . Thanks Bob! Monday, October 10, 2005 The Homan Walsh Challenge – Attempting a Kite Crossing of the Niagara Gorge at the Niagara International Kite Festival – Friday, October 7, 2005 Anyone who has visited Niagara Falls can attest to the majesty, grandeur and… Read more →

Tomorrow the Niagara International Kite Festival kicks off with the Homan Walsh 1848 kite contest re-enactment at 10:00 AM. Kite teams from around the world will attempt to fly a kite over the Niagara gorge from Canada to the United States as Homan Walsh did in 1848. Homan Walsh was a 10 (or 15 depending on the source) year old… Read more →